145Shellfish area service levy

145 Shellfish area service levy

145 Shellfish area service levy

(1) The holder of a licence must pay a levy each year to the Food Authority if the holder—

(a) is also the holder of a class A aquaculture permit issued under the Fisheries Management Act 1994, Part 6, that authorises the carrying on of an activity authorised by the licence, and

(b) is the lessee under an aquaculture lease granted under that Act, Part 6.

(2) The amount of the levy payable under this section by the holder of a licence must be calculated by multiplying the number of hectares, including part of a hectare, of the area of the aquaculture lease granted to the holder by $31.

(3) The levy payable under this section is in addition to another licence fee or levy payable by the holder under this part.